Abstract:
The state-dependent branching process in random
environment $Z_n$—the generalization of Smith–Wilkinson's
model—is considered. The Lamperti–Kersting criteria for the recurrence
or transience of growth models are applied to the
process $X_n:=\log Z_n$, $Z_n\ge 3$.
Keywords:branching process, random environment, state dependence, sums of independent variables, logarithmic moments.